ShariDCST

ShariDCST

CST in general surgery, LDRs, & podiatry

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  1. Low-back pain in a 4hr case...

    ShariDCST replied to mcknis's topic in Operating Room

    as the self-appointed "queen of the bad back society" i can surely empathyze! i have had two spinal surgeries myself since i started working in the or, for inherited spinal stenosis and...

  2. What Is An OR Tech?!

    ShariDCST replied to Batman24's topic in Operating Room

    firstly - apology accepted - though mostly unnecessary. i took no offense - just that i apparently had not been clear enough or had misstated my position, which i have been known to do from time to...

  3. What Is An OR Tech?!

    ShariDCST replied to Batman24's topic in Operating Room

    i'm sorry you misunderstood what i was trying to say here. first off, i never said the educational preparation in becoming a cst and becoming a nurse is the same - only that you can do either in the...

  4. Belly Button Gunk

    ShariDCST replied to Squaw's topic in Operating Room

    you bet i have - the washcloth on one finger digs around in there every morning in the shower - nobody is going to find any of that yucky stuff on me if i ever have to have something done through a...

  5. Great license plate...

    ShariDCST replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    indiana doesn't require cars to have front license plates, so the year i graduated from st school, i ordered and paid extra for, a personalized license plate "ima cst". it was only good as an active...

  6. The Surgeon Can't Continue...

    ShariDCST replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Operating Room

    thank goodness i was not in the or when/where this happened, but a general surgeon i used to scrub with several years ago told me about a then-recent incident at another hospital where a surgeon he...

  7. Emergency C-Section

    ShariDCST replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    i just finished a 2 year stint working in the ldr/hrmc of a major midwest metro hospital. three ors, two for c-sections, one for minor cases like btl, cervical cerclages and d&cs post loss....

  8. Policies for masks in the OR

    ShariDCST replied to maritimegirl's topic in Operating Room

    i think the reason the patient doesn't have to wear a mask to their own surgery is because it's their own germs they'd be breathing around? just a guess - but it makes sense to

  9. Turnover time between cases

    ShariDCST replied to lc4043's topic in Operating Room

    the last time i had a surgeon complain about turnover times, when one person (me) has to do the entire room after a c-section - complete top to bottom, or area and baby wamer corner, picking up after...

  10. Policies for masks in the OR

    ShariDCST replied to maritimegirl's topic in Operating Room

    masks are needed when there are open sterile supplies in a room , and of course when a case is being done. not sure why you'd have to wear masks when there is nothing open in the room to be...

  11. Learning the Surgical Instruments

    ShariDCST replied to sandiegojames's topic in Operating Room

    that's pretty much been taken over in most places of any size by decontam departments, and sterile processing departments (spd). i don't think techs in most institutions have to, have time to, or...

  12. Learning the Surgical Instruments

    ShariDCST replied to sandiegojames's topic in Operating Room

    ok - i actually just thought of another possibility! some enterprising cst who's looking for a possible source of ce credits might be able to use this situation to profit from it in this way, and...

  13. Learning the Surgical Instruments

    ShariDCST replied to sandiegojames's topic in Operating Room

    ok - here's an idea for you. since i don't know if you are the individual in charge of clinical education for the department or not, i will assume that you are not and word this that way. it might be...

  14. Getting paid by the case

    ShariDCST replied to heather2084's topic in Operating Room

    sounds incredibly complicated, and the potential there for consistent case accountability errors is mind-boggling. i can't fathom why anything fraught with this many possible variables is better than...

  15. Learning the Surgical Instruments

    ShariDCST replied to sandiegojames's topic in Operating Room

    that looks like a great resource. i'd be curious to know what kind of new student you have with you? if this is an st student, he/she should already have a text reference for instrument...

  16. Learning the Surgical Instruments

    ShariDCST replied to sandiegojames's topic in Operating Room

    that looks like a great resource. i'd be curious to know what kind of new student you have with you? if this is an st student, he/she should already have a text reference for instrument...

  17. Getting paid by the case

    ShariDCST replied to heather2084's topic in Operating Room

    i agree with you - it does indeed sound like a horrible idea. probably some pencil-pusher's bad idea to try and cut costs again. and with absolutely no knowledge of how things actually work in the or....

  18. What Is An OR Tech?!

    ShariDCST replied to Batman24's topic in Operating Room

    i missed this point when i read your reply, and wanted to address it briefly. if i can! you said that or nursing is being a different bird - my comparison is like comparing robins to eagles. not in...

  19. What Is An OR Tech?!

    ShariDCST replied to Batman24's topic in Operating Room

    you aren't the first one to ask me that question, but the answer is always the same. no. i tried nursing school (pn) and in spite of being on the dean's list at the time i had to leave for health...

  20. What Is An OR Tech?!

    ShariDCST replied to Batman24's topic in Operating Room

    well, i imagine the first answer anyone else would give you is that this is a nursing forum more than anything, and i am here because i have some nursing school background, but also because i am...

  21. What Is An OR Tech?!

    ShariDCST replied to Batman24's topic in Operating Room

    you're quite welcome. i appreciate your feedback also. i am always happy to do what i can to educate the public on our work and position in the medical professions. as i said before, not knowing we...

  22. What Is An OR Tech?!

    ShariDCST replied to Batman24's topic in Operating Room

    speaking as a cst, or "or tech" as we are sometimes referred to, i would ask that you please don't confuse "unlicensed" with "unqualified". no more than you would assume that any other medical...

  23. students who break the rules

    ShariDCST replied to student-with-no-life's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    in 50-some years of living, 35 of which have been spent in the workforce, not all of it medical, i have discovered three universal truths. #1 - i have worked in many, many places - the only thing that...

  24. nursing caps

    ShariDCST replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    There's no such thing as a stupid question - if you don't know, then you don't know, and you won't until you ask! If you do a quick web search using "nursing caps" as your search term, you'll come up...

  25. What would you change about your scrubs?

    ShariDCST replied to daisygirl_001's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i think i forgot to mention one thing - in fact, i'm sure i did. our corporate parent company has made dress code changes in all three hospitals under the corporate "umbrella." we are all relegated to...